Display-carrier.



011m eases E. GRANT.

DISPLAY CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23. 1910,

980,097. Patented Dec. 27, 1910.

B. GRANT.

DISPLAY CARRIER. APPLICATION mum mm: 23, mo.

980,097. Patented Dec.27,1910.

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DISPLAY-CARRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 27, 1910.

Application filed June 23, 1910. Serial No. 568,596.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD GRANT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mobile, in the county of Mobile and State of Alabama, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Carriers; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in display carriers, and the objectof my invention is to produce a simple device of this character fordisplaying and carrying perishable articles which must be kept cool andwith which the ice must not come in contact.

With this object in View, my invention consists in the construction andcombinations of parts as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings-Figure 1 is a side view of my inventionwith the covers lifted. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same. Fig. 3is a side view of the top detached, the covers being lifted, and Fig. 4is a side view of the complete invention.

1 represents an ordinary wooden pail, made of staves bound together byiron bands 2 and having a bottom 3 and handles 4. Of course, a bailcould be used instead of the handles, if desired. Inside the pail is alining 5, made of any suitable material, preferably zinc or galvanizediron. The lining is arranged parallel to the sides and bottom of thepail, and the space between them is filled with any sort of a packingwhich is a non-conductor of heat, such as paper, mineral wool, cork, orother similar material. The top of the lining 5 is bent outward, asshown at 6, and then downward as shown at 7, forming a rim embracing thetop of the pail. This pail is also provided with oppositely arrangedscrews 8, with their heads projecting some distance from the surface ofthe pail. The oysters, or other Perishable material, are placed in theinside of the pail, resting on the lining 5. A removable top portion isadapted to be fitted lnto the top of this pail and secured therein. Thistop portion consists of a vessel 9, adapted to contain ice and havingits upper edge bent outwardly as shown at 15 and downwardly, as shown at16, to slip over the part 7, with a cover 10 having a flanged outer rim,as

shown at 11, Fig. 2, fitting down around the part 16. As shown in Fig.2, this cover is made double and between the two parts thereof isinclosed a packing which is a nonconductor of heat, such as paper, cork,mineral wool, etc. This cover is hinged on the upwardly projecting side12 of the vessel 9, which when the removable part is placed in the pail1 extends diametrically across said pail. The cover is also providedwith an extension 13, bent outwardly from the rim 11, and with a pin 14therein for engagement with the fastening device hereinafter described.The edge 16 is provided with two downwardly projecting right angledportions 17, hollowed out at the angular portions and forming bayonetjoints, said extensions being adapted to engage the screws 8 when thecomposite top is placed in the pail and slightly rotated. It will beseen, of course, thatthe entire top may be readily removed from thepail 1. Also hinged to the side 12 is a second cover 18, formed doublelike the cover 10 and having a downwardly projecting rim 19. It is alsoprovided with an extension 20 and a pin 21 for engagement with afastening device on one side of the pail.

Hinged to the side 12 below the cover 18 is the display cover,consisting of a rim 22, fitting over a portion of the part 7, and havinga downwardly extending semicircular portion 23, in which is mounted asemicircular glass plate 24, a handle 25 being provided to lift saiddisplay cover. Obviously, by lifting the cover 18 and the display cover,access may be readily obtained to the interior of the ail 1, or thecontents may be displayed by lifting the cover 18 alone.

After the removable top portion has been placed in the pail with theextensions 17 engaging the screws 8, it is locked therein by anysuitable means. The means shown consists of a bar 26 screwed to thesides of the pail and having an upwardly extending portion 27, adaptedto pass through the ear or extension 13. Pivotally mounted on a pin inthe lower part of this bar is a curved lever 28, having an enlar edtoothed head 29 thereon, the teeth of which are adapted to engage thepin 14, springs 30 being used to prevent disengagement of said teethfrom said pin, and the construction being the same on each side of thepail.

To hold the display cover in place, should the cover 18 be raised andfolded back upon the cover 10, as it is adapted to do, I have providedmeans for securing said display cover in place, which consists of a pin31, having an enlarged head and a reduced portion engaging an ear 33,fastened to the side of the pail. By turning the pin, the head 32 may becaused to pass over the rim 22 of the display cover and hold it inplace.

It is obvious that the entire top can be removed, leaving the innersurface of the lining of the pail unobstructed, which constructionpermits ready and tho-rough cleaning.

In use, the top part, including the ice container and covers, is removedfrom the pail and the whole is thoroughly cleansed. The upper part isthen replaced on the top of the pail and locked thereto, and the wholepail cooled down in a refrigerator to about 10. When in use, the vessel9 is filled with ice, and as fast as it becomes melted the water may beremoved and fresh ice applied. By lifting the cover 18 and the displaycover, ready access can be obtained to the interior of the pail withoutremoving or disturbing the ice can 9, and the display cover serves bothto protect and display the contents.

The pail 1 is preferably made of wood,

and the lining and cover part of galvanizedsheet iron, except the part24, which is of glass. The space between the double lids of the coversand between the lining and the pail itself is preferably filled withsheeting paper, each side of said paper having a double coating ofasbestos paint, and the outside of the pail itself may also have acoating of asbestos paint.

lVhile I have thus described my invention, I wish it to be distinctlyunderstood that I do not limit myself to the exact construction shownand described, as these could be varied in many respects withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention. For instance, any sort ofnon-heat-conducting construction could be used; any sort of fasteningdevice; bails could be used instead of the handles 4; and many otherchanges might also be made.

I claim 1. In a display carrier, a top therefor including a projectingportion adapted'to fit over the carrier proper, and provided on one sidewith a receptacle for containing a cooling material and adapted to entersaid carrier and on the other side with a transparent window, aprojecting central portion, and a pair of double walled doors hinged tothe top of said cover, substantially as described.

2. A cover for display carriers, composed of a horizontal circularportion adapted to vfit on the carrier proper and having downwardlydepending edges adapted to fit around said carrier, a receptacle for icedepending from said cover on one side, a transparent window let intosaid cover on the other side, said cover being provided with a,centrally located upwardly projecting portion and semi-circularsubsidiary covers hinged to said portion, said subsidiary covers beingdouble walled and provided on their outer edges with projecting partsadapted to engage the carrier proper, substantially as described.

3. In a display carrier, the combination of a wooden pail, a galvanizedlining there for with its upper edge bent over the top of said pail,packing between the walls of said pail, the upper end of said pail beingopen and said pail being provided on the outside with fastening devices,and a removable cover adapted to fit into, over, and around the top ofsaid pail, said cover being provided with an ice compartment on one sidefitting into said pail, a transparent window on the other side andfitting into said pail, with a centrally located upwardly projectingportion, semi-circular subsidiary covers pivoted to said portion, saidsubsidiary covers being double walled and provided on their outer edgeswith downwardly extending flanges adapted to extend around the top ofthe pail, and fastening devices carried by said top portion andcooperating with the fastening devices on said pail, substantially asdescribed.

a. In a display carrier, the combination of a portable refrigeratingcarrier and a display member made in compartments, and each compartmentindependent when in use, said carrier including a wooden pail, agalvanized lining therefor with its upper edge bent over the top of saidpail, packing between the walls of said pail, the upper end of said pailbeing left open, and said display member being composed of a removablecover adapted to fit into, over and around the top of said pail, saidcover being provided with an ice compartment on one side, adapted to fitdown into said pail, a transparent window on the other side, alsofitting down into said pail, a centrally located upwardly projectingportion, semicircular subsidiary covers pivoted to said portion, saidsubsidiary covers being double walled and provided on their outer edgeswith downwardly extending flanges adapted to extend around the top ofthe pail, and fastening devices carried by said pail and said cover,respectively, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signa ture, in presence of twowitnesses.

EDWARD GRANT.

Witnesses A. B. BERNANDY, JOHN Loans.

